Improved french bedstead



duit-1I gitanas RICHARD C. DU BOIS, OF WASHINGTON, DILTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

ALetters Patent No. 102,098, dated Apr/il 19, 1870.

IMPROVED FRENCH BEDSTEAD.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

I, RICHARD C. DU'BOIS, of lVashington City, in

the District of Columbia, have invented an Improved Portable Bedstead,of which the following is a specitication.

Nature und Objects of the I :wen tion.

'lhis invention has for its object to provide acheap portable bedstead,single or double, by connecting together two trunks, camp-chests, orpacking-chests, by simple devices which may readily be taken apart andput together, and which may all be packed away in one ot' the trunks orchests without occupying much room. The trunks or chests, separately ortogether, may also be converted readily into sofas or divans, which willconstitute useful and tasteful articles ot' furniture.`

Description of tlieulgcompmrying Dmwings.

Figure l is an isometrical perspective view ot' the hedstead, asarranged for the matresses; v

' Figure 2, a view of one of the colmecting-arches or rails; l

Figure 3, a view of one of the brackets o1' braces which support thelids when raised to a vertical position, to form the foot-board andhead-board;

Figure 4, an isometrical view of one of the chests, with a part of thelid, showing a part ofthe front side removed, so that the slats may belet down into the chest, if desired;

Figure 5, one of the chests arranged for a divan or soia; and

Figure 6, a hinged bar, which may be used instead of theconnecting-arches.

General Description.

C C are the trunks or chests, with their lids u. raised to a verticalposition andheld in place b v the braces 0r brackets-l1 b.

lhe lids, when so raised, may be capped with ornamental pieces, p p,attached by dowels,vor otherwise.

a a are the connecting-rails, made, preferably, in an arched form, andprovided with the projections It la, which fit into correspondingrecesses in the plates e e, placed in the front side ot' the chests.These fastenings may be of' the kind ordinarily used in bedsteads.

lhe top-piece a ot' the arch or rail projects slightly at each end, soas to rest upon the edge of the chest. The length ot theseconnecting-arches a a will be varied according to the width of thechests and the desired length of the bedstead.

The arches a a and braces b `b are provided with the cleats m m and n n,notched to receive the crossl slats s s.

The lower edge of the brace b is tongued, t, to tit into the groove madein the edge of the chest, and also provided with the hook H, to hold upthe lids l l.

Fig. 4 shows the manner of lowering the slats so that the. mattress maycome below the outer edges of the chests. The cleat h, for holding theslats, is attached to the inside ot' the chest, at such a height as tobring the slats a little higher than the front edge ofthe chest, so asto allow for the spring'of the slats when pressed down by the weightofthe mattress and the person resting upon it.

The mattress is made in sections, each section of a size to fit into thechest, when packed away. One ot'- these sections will form the cushionfor the divan, as

Y shown in g. 5.

,If the chests are neatly and tastefully constructed,

and the cushions properly covered, they will, when used in this manner,form attract-ive articles of furniture, and at the same time be use-fulfor packing pur poses.

All the extra parts may be made of suoli a size and form as to be packedaway inone ot the chests with the mattresses, pillows, blankets, and ayears supply ot' bed-linen, and at the same time leave room for packingother articles of clothing, pictures, `looking-glasses, Jvc. The wholeot' the other chest will be left for packing purposes.-

Instead of the connecting-arches c a, adjustable jointed bars, similarto the one shown in tig. 6, are to be attached to the inside ot' one ofthe chests, and folded inside when notl in use. This form might bebetter adapted to traveling-trunks or chests than the arched connection.

Claim..

The combination and arrangementof the trunks or chests O C, arches a a.,braces b b, and cross-slats s s, substantially as setforth.

. RICHARD C. DU BOIS.

Witnesses:

X. DU Bois, Unas. L. DU Bols.

